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STILL GROCERY STORE

"Dek, Wake up Deck, it's dawn" said Mother of the grocery seller, She slightly patted the shoulder of Bidin who was sleeping at the end.

Hearing the voice of the seller's mother, Bidin immediately woke up and immediately shook the body of Darto and Surip next to him, the three of them immediately stood up after momentarily twitching their eyes.

"You want a subuhan here or join Mom to the mosque, Dek?" mother said the grocery back after seeing the three young men had woken up from their sleep.

"We go to the mosque only Buk," replied Darto briefly then stood up from his sitting position.

"Here you go, come with me" the seller asked as he stepped out of his house.

Following the seller's mother, Darto and his two friends were taken down the small alleys, until they arrived at a fairly magnificent mosque, and they rushed to perform the morning prayers of the pilgrims after they had finished washing themselves with ablution water.

"Oh, in this area there's a motorcycle taxi driver, right?" said Darto after cursing his flip-flops after praying was done.

"Many objects, Deck. Later I will take you to the base," replied the seller's mother then walked to her house to go home.

Hearing the words of the seller Mother Darto and his two friends really feel relieved, they are afraid if they want to walk again, because the place where the car runs out of gasoline quite far, because the car runs out, added jerry cans that they want to carry are also very heavy starch if it must be in tenteng.

Back they took the street down a small alley to the grocery store house. Arriving at home, Darto and his two friends ordered additional drinks and snacks. They wait for the sun to rise, because the grocery seller said, gas stations usually open around 7 am, so inevitably they have to wait again at the stall.

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"They're in town yet, Mat," Mbah Min said, smoking on the shoulder of the road.

"It must have been, Min. Soon they will be here, too" replied Kakung with a slightly hesitant face as well.

"Here, Nduk. There is still plenty of waste" said Kakung calling Harti who continued to lock himself in the car.

"Corn, Mbah Harti is not hungry yet" Harti replied from inside the car.

"It's late this afternoon Nduk, it's not good if late breakfast," said Mbah Min.

Hearing Mbah Min's words, Harti rushed after the two old men beside the road, then ate the breakfast that had been prepared on the pandan mat, although hunger does not come because it continues to worry about the safety of the future husband and his two friends.

Time passed by just like that, shortly after they ate their breakfast, the noise of the familiar pot continued to approach from the direction of the city.

Si Mbah, Kakung and Harti rushed to stand from their sitting position, to ascertain who was approaching.

From a distance, Darto was piggybacking on a middle-aged man, on top of a blue round super vespa that the man was driving, with a jerry canister placed on his front deck.

"Change!" shouted Darto while waving his hands when he saw his two grandfathers waiting for him.

"Bidin equals Surip where is Mas?" ask Harti after Darto got off the Vespa.

"They waited at the grocery store, Dek," Darto answered briefly, then took a jerrycan filled with gasoline on the deck of the vespa.

"How much, sir?" ask Darto while reaching into his pants pocket.

"Ten thousand, Deck. Sorry Dek, it's a bit expensive because it's far away," replied the taxi driver while holding his hand.

"No papa, sir. I should say thank you, it was at the base if there was no father I had to walk," said Darto while putting 15,000 rupiah in his hand.

"It's a lot, Dek?" said the taxi driver, half confused after counting the money he had held.

"Bring it up, sir, it's your fortune" said Kakung, who is now beside him.

"Amen!" answer simultaneously Darto and Kakung.

After finishing paying, Darto and Kakung rushed to fill his car's gasoline tank. Shortly after that the car was successfully turned on again, and the trip was back they continued.

A smile of relief was again plastered when the car that Kakung drove up in the city. They immediately rushed to the grocery store where Surip and Bidin were waiting.

And when he reached the front of the grocery store where Surip and Bidin were waiting, Kakung was a little surprised to see the seller and his wife.

"Yati's? Riski?" said Kakung after arriving in front of the grocery store.

"Sir Kyai?!" said simultaneously the husband and wife of the grocery seller, then rushed to grab Kakung's hand and kiss the back of his hand.

"You're the one who nolong my grandson?" kakung said to the two sellers.

"They're Mr. Kyai's grandchildren?" ask the seller's mother.

"This is my grandson, and they are both close friends" Kakung said, introducing Darto.

"Kang Darmin's son?" ask the curious seller.

"Iya Ris, looks so rich in Darmin," Kakung replied as he turned to Darto.

"Subhanallah, the world is indeed small Mr. Kyai," said the seller's father with a smile, welcomed the smile of the Wife beside him.

"Yes, Ris. How are you guys doing? have a baby yet?" kakung replied while asking.

"Not Mr. Kyai, we have not been given the same custody of the power," said the seller's mother then lowered her head.

"Patiently, later it will also be loved if you are diligent in asking," said Kakung back.

"Help Prayer also yes Mr. Kyai, Let me quickly have a baby," said the seller's mother smiled slightly embarrassed.

Hearing her request, Kakung simply nodded with a smile floating on his lips.

"Where do you know this father and mother?" tanya Darto was curious, after hearing Kakung's chat.

"They studied at the pesantren as well, Dar. Until they get married, they leave the school. About 5 years ago," Kakung explained telling the story of the two grocery sellers.

"Lik Riski, does Bulik Yati live here?" timpal Harti smiled slightly.

"Yes Nduk, you are beautiful now" replied the seller's mother.

"Yes dong, Lik. Cook ugly continues, later Mas Darto ndak want to dong same I he he he he," replied Harti while smiling himself, and managed to make Darto's cheeks slightly reddened.

Hearing Harti's words everyone immediately laughed off just like that. Time so quickly passed, meetings that had not been done for a long time could happen behind the misfortune they experienced. Seemed Kakung continued to tell a lot of things after arriving at the stall, as well as Harti who turned out to also know the grocery seller, unexpectedly he was really close to the two sellers.

"If Harti has been considered a Grandson, these two are what I consider my own son, Dar," said Kakung suddenly explained the position of the two people in front of him.

Hearing the kakung's explanation, Darto could only smile and nod in an attempt to answer. He did not want to disturb the reunion that made a smile on Kakung and Harti's lips. They both felt like they were being reunited with a family that had been separated for a long time.

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